Because the fleet heading to Golden Continent brought back gold and silver worth thirty million taels, the entire Ming Dynasty was agitated. dignitaries, wealthy businessmen, gentry, wealthy families, etc. from all over the Ming Dynasty all gathered in the Beijing and Tianjin areas, all wanting to participate.
In this wave of wealth.
Naturally, the business of many shipyards in Tianjin has also become extremely prosperous. Every day, a large number of people come to inspect and negotiate about buying ships.
The Zhang brothers don’t want to go back to the capital now. Even their queen sister hasn’t visited them for a while. The food in the palace has suddenly become unpalatable. The two brothers are holed up in their own Zhang shipyard.
Here, sell boats here.
At this time, the Zhang brothers were accompanying Cheng Boan, Zhu Benduan, Feng Xiang, and Ye Li on a private inspection of their shipyard. With the energy of the Zhang brothers, they naturally found out clearly about these four people in one go.
He is a real big buyer. As long as he can finalize these four people, he will definitely have a big order on his head.
The Zhang brothers' shipyard can be regarded as the second largest shipyard in the whole of Tianjin. The first is definitely Tianjin Shipyard. Nowadays, Tianjin Shipyard has opened branches. The scale is very large and the number of employees is very large.
There are more than 30,000 people, and hundreds of large boats and hundreds of small boats can be launched on the water every month.
Although Zhang's Shipyard is far away from Tianjin Shipyard, it employs thousands of people and can launch dozens of ships of various types every month. It is currently able to build fishing boats, whalers and Daifukus.
Boat.
"Guys, this is the big ocean-going ship that our Zhang Shipyard can build at present. This ship is exactly the same as the ship used to go to the Golden Continent this time. They are both Dafu ships, with large size, deep draft, and ocean-going capabilities.
Strong, definitely the best choice to go to Golden Continent.”
Shouning Hou Zhang Yanling pointed to a Dafu ship that was almost completed in the dock and introduced it.
At first, the two brothers felt that the ships in the Tianjin Shipyard were too expensive, so they opened a shipyard. Following the example of the Tianjin Shipyard, they also hired some shipbuilding masters from various parts of the Ming Dynasty at high prices, including those who had previously specialized in shipbuilding.
The master who built the lucky boat finally built this lucky boat.
After hearing Shouning Hou Zhang Yanling's words, Cheng Bo'an, Zhu Benduan, Feng Xiang and Ye Li looked over quickly. The Dafu ship in front of them was huge, and its appearance was indeed the same as the Dafu ship they saw at Tianjin Port.
What a difference.
"Is this ship really the same as the ship used by Taiping Hou and others?"
Cheng Bo'an thought for a while and asked.
"Don't worry about keeping it. They are all the same Dafu boats. There is no difference. The length, width, internal structure, etc. are all the same. There is absolutely no problem in going to Golden Island."
Shouning Hou Zhang Yanling said while patting his chest.
"How much silver does this boat cost?"
Ye Li nodded slightly, thought for a while and asked.
"In the past, a boat was sold for 80,000 taels of silver, but now it is sold for 100,000 taels of silver. There is nothing we can do about it. There are too many people buying ships recently, and ships that can go far are so popular. Tianjin Shipbuilding
If the factory raises prices, we will naturally follow suit."
"However, if you order enough ships, if it reaches five, I can sell you one for 95,000, and if it reaches 10, I can sell it to you for 90,000."
Shouning Hou Zhang Yanling thought about it and made a quote.
"It's too expensive. This ship is just some wood, but it costs one hundred thousand taels of silver. It's too expensive, it's too expensive~"
When Zhu Benduan heard this, he shook his head and said.
"expensive?"
"You may not know how expensive the ships from Tianjin Shipyard are. The same kind of lucky ships are sold at Tianjin Shipyard for 250,000 taels of silver each. I only sell them for 100,000 taels of silver each. Even they
Less than half the price.”
When Jianchang Bo Zhang Heling heard this, he opened his eyes in displeasure and said.
"But I have also heard that although the ships from this Tianjin shipyard are expensive, the quality of their ships is very good. As for the ships from other shipyards, it is said that there will be some problems."
Feng Xiang nodded, and then expressed his doubts.
He went to Tianjin Shipyard and also visited Tianjin Shipyard. When comparing Zhang's Shipyard with Tianjin Shipyard, there is no comparability between the two.
The Tianjin Shipyard shipyard is very clean, everything is neatly arranged, various accessories, parts processing workshops, assembly docks, etc., everything is managed in an orderly and very standardized manner.
What's more important is that the shipbuilders, employees, etc. of Tianjin Shipyard all give people a very good impression, and their mental outlook and so on are completely different.
On the other hand, here at Zhang's Shipyard, management in all aspects is completely inadequate. The shipyard is in a mess, with all kinds of sawdust, scraps, etc. everywhere.
In addition, Feng Xiang could not see many smiles on the employees of Zhang's Shipyard, let alone the confidence and pride of the employees of Tianjin Shipyard, which was very huge.
"quality?"
"The Tianjin Shipyard just blew it up. In fact, the ships are all the same, and there is no difference. There can be any quality difference."
"The boats built by our shipyard can still fish, hunt whales, and go to sea to make money."
"There are more than one or two people who have bought my boats. I have never heard of anyone saying that my boats are not good. On the contrary, those who have made money continue to come over and place orders with me, buying more boats and making more money."
silver."
When it comes to quality, Shouning Hou Zhang Yanling smiled without hesitation. In his opinion, shipbuilding is just that, and the ships produced by Tianjin Shipyard are just like that. There is nothing remarkable about it.
That is to say, they brag about how good their quality is, just to sell it at a higher price.
Hearing Zhang Yanling's words, Cheng Bo'an, Zhu Benduan and others also nodded slightly.
"If we buy ten ships at once, how long will it take to build them?"
Cheng Bo'an and the others looked at each other and nodded slightly. He immediately understood what the others meant.
"Buy ten ships at once?"
When Jianchang Bo Zhang Heling heard this, he immediately beamed with laughter. This was a big deal. Ten large ships were built at one time and a million taels of silver was a big deal. If he won this order, he would definitely make a lot of money, a huge profit.
"If you buy ten ships at once, it will only take us five months to build them for you."
Zhang Yanling thought for a while and said.
"Five months?"
"How long?"
When Ye Li heard this, he frowned and said.
"Five months are already very short. I know you are eager to go to the Golden Continent to make a lot of money. However, it is winter and it is not suitable to go to the Golden Continent at all because it is close to the Arctic Circle in the Pacific area and there are ice floes. Go now
It would be too dangerous.”
"So if you want to go to Huanghuangzhou, you have to wait until the weather gets warmer in spring next year. It will already be a few months. By then, the ship will be built, and you can just go to Huanghuangzhou. And this period
You can also use the time to recruit crew members, train crew members, prepare supplies, etc."
"After all, Golden Continent is thousands of miles away. The road is dangerous and anything can happen, so the more prepared you are, the better. It still takes several months to prepare."
"The crew members going to Huanghuangzhou must be carefully selected and undergo special training and training. It is best to go to Japan several times to train and adapt to sailing."
"So all kinds of things can't be done in just a few months."
"In addition, shipbuilding really can't just be made of wood. It takes a long time just to prepare the wood. Not all wood can be used to build ships."
"Not to mention anything else, just the wood used to make the keel is not ordinary wood. It is extremely expensive. This is why the boats are sold so expensive."
Shouning Hou Zhang Yanling said very patiently.
The Zhang brothers also spent a lot of effort in order to make money. They also studied the route to the Golden Continent and specifically asked some crew members for advice. They stayed in the shipyard every day and knew a little about shipbuilding. They were able to
Say one, two, three, four.
The Zhang brothers themselves were building a fleet to go to the Golden Continent. They conducted some careful research and summarized some insights.
"That's it~"
"I didn't expect that there is so much knowledge in it."
When Cheng Bo'an heard this, he was slightly dumbfounded. He didn't expect that there were so many ways to get to the Golden Continent. He could only set off when the weather got warmer. This preparation would take several months. It seemed that the money might not be enough.
It's so profitable.
"Of course~"
"If it were so easy to get to Golden Continent, wouldn't everyone go there to make money?"
Zhang Yanling nodded and said.
"Master Marquis, Uncle, this matter is too big. We need to go back and discuss it carefully before deciding whether to place an order."
Cheng Bo'an nodded, then thought for a while and said, it is definitely impossible to place an order immediately after seeing this. He still needs to go back and discuss it with everyone.
It seems that traveling to Golden Continent is not that easy. Their preparations seem to be too hasty. It is best to find professionals to take charge of this matter.
At the same time, this ship also needs to be visited by several shipyards and compared carefully before deciding whether to place an order with Zhang Brothers' shipyard.
"It's okay, it's okay~"
"With such a large order, you really need to be cautious and not act hastily."
"However, I will say some things first. There are currently many people looking for us to buy ships. Our production is also in accordance with the order order. The first one will be produced first, so you should try your best to seize the time."
Zhang Yanling said with a smile on his face that he was determined to take this order.